TexasKnucklehead
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I was cleaning up the thrust washers, assuming I could reuse them when I noticed an issue. I was using extra fine sand paper to remove what I suppose is rust and old burnt oil. The little gap that is normally recessed (I assume to alow oil to flow) is swelled to above the normal level. Looking closely at the bottom washer, you can see the bi-metal has seperated and is rusty. I have no idea if this happened before or after the engine was last run, but the crank appears to be ok. That washer would have been on the upper half of the crank. This is the engine that was under 20' of salt water.
I doubt this normal for a thrust washer.
I doubt this normal for a thrust washer.